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Giant funnel-web spider with fangs so big it could bite through a human fingernail arrives at Australian zoo

The biggest male funnel-web spider ever recorded — a deadly behemoth measuring 3.6 inches (9.2 centimeters) from foot to foot — has been handed into a zoo in Australia. The spider is so large, its ...
Post and Courier

The Joro spider’s looks are more frightful than its bite, new research confirms

Spiders can be found in spades this time of year, both the fake Halloween variety as well as a large yellow species crawling around certain parts of South Carolina. Arachnophobia aside, not much about ...
Fox Carolina

‘A big yellow spider!’: Increase in invasive spider sightings

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Some creepy crawlers are back just in time for spooky season. Experts tell FOX Carolina News they’re seeing an increase in spiders this fall. One of the most ...
Live Science

Giant funnel-web spider with fangs so big it could bite through a human fingernail arrives at Australian zoo

Hemsworth, a colossal funnel-web spider recently donated to the Australian Reptile Park, could make significant contributions to the park's life-saving venom-milking program, keepers say. When you ...